Egyptian court gives life term to Muslim Brotherhood leaderAugust 30, 2014 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday, August 30 for inciting violence during protests last year, judicial sources said, according to Reuters. Badie had already been sentenced to death and received a life sentence in other cases, part of Cairo's toughest crackdown - widely criticized by human rights groups - on the country's oldest and most organized Islamist movement. The judge, Mohamed Nagi Shehata, also sentenced six other defendants to death in absentia. Badie was charged with killing at least nine people and inciting violence that injured 21 others in clashes near a mosque in Giza in 2013. Then-armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July of 2013 after mass protests against his rule. Sisi went on to become Egypt's elected president, while Brotherhood leaders and thousands of their supporters were jailed or driven underground. Mursi, who was freely elected in 2012, is on trial on a variety of charges including inciting violence and conspiring with a foreign power, and could face the death penalty if convicted. Security forces killed hundreds of Brotherhood supporters in the streets during protests against the removal of Mursi. Prosecutors charged all the defendants with "murder and attempted murder and inciting violence and possession of arms", the judicial sources said. Egypt's Brotherhood renounced violence as a means of political change decades ago and has denied any connection with the recent bloodshed. Senior Brotherhood leaders sentenced to life in prison on Saturday included Mohamed El-Beltagi and Essam El-Erian, as well as former members of the Mursi government. Badie and 182 Muslim brotherhood supporters were sentenced to death in a mass trial last June over violence that erupted in Minya governorate which led to the killing of a police officer. A court sentenced Badie to life in prison in July for inciting violence and blocking a major road north of Cairo during protests that followed Mursi's ouster. Photo: Mada Masr Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |